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Where Are We Now? Finding Ourselves in Every Decade of Adulthood, Twenties to Eighties
Within the last several months, I have felt a sudden compulsion to address the Holocaust in my life and write a memoir of how the Holocaust impacted my family and me. Until this point, I could not see movies about the Holocaust, I could not read books about the Holocaust. I could not deal with the Holocaust as a child of Holocaust survivors. This turnabout has perplexed me. Because of this new compulsion, I just returned from a Jewish Heritage tour to Eastern Europe, visited
Nov 64 min read
The Intimacy Weekend: What is it and Why This Retired Family Court Judge Thinks It is Imperative for Every Committed Relationship and Marriage
Whenever a couple near and dear to me tells me that they are entering into a committed relationship, getting engaged, or getting married, I first recommend premarital counseling, which I learned builds a strong foundation for the new committed relationship or marriage. There will be three entities, each person as an individual and as a separate entity, the committed or marital relationship. Combining the entities in a safe, expert setting eases the transition. Why not make g
Oct 235 min read
His Name was Jihad
His name was Jihad Al-Shamie. He was 35 years old and a British citizen of Syrian descent who entered the U.K. as a very young child, and...
Oct 65 min read
How To Be A Super-Ager As Your Body Experiences Significant Biological Bursts of Aging In Three Critical Stages Around Ages 44, 60, and 78
I recently learned at age 78 that age 78 is the third critical age when the human body experiences a significant biological aging burst,...
Sep 184 min read
My Young Adult Experience Gives Me Personal Knowledge About What the Issue of Birthright Citizenship May Mean to Those Children Who May Be Affected in the Future
Having been a judge and a lawyer, I am a rule follower. Actually, I’ve always been a rule follower, so it was easy to be a lawyer and a...
Aug 244 min read
The Doctor Dilemma We Boomers Pass On To Our Children and Grandchildren Part II: Treatment, Insurance and Medicare
As I reflected in Part I, regarding the doctor dilemma we Boomers pass on to our children and grandchildren, it took this Grandma one...
Aug 127 min read
The Doctor Dilemma We Boomers Pass On To Our Children and Grandchildren Part I: The State of Medicine, Doctor Issues, and Prevention
It took this Grandma one year to get an appointment with a well-regarded ophthalmologist who specializes in cataract surgery at Bascom...
Aug 46 min read
Travel Abroad With MEDJET’S Air Medical Transportation, Plus Worldwide Travel Security, Crisis Response and Evacuation Services Available to Travelers Who are Boomers Ages 75-84 and Age 85+
With what is happening in world travel now, it is important for this Grandma to introduce those of you who are unaware to MEDJET. PopPop...
Jul 216 min read
This Grandma’s Favorite New Tip About Hugging Grandchildren, and Additional Five Best Tips on Personal Touch For All Ages and For Health Based On Scientific Research
This Grandma’s favorite tip about hugs is that you should never be the first to let go when you are hugging your grandchild. I learned...
Jun 164 min read
How Do You Know the Day That You Become Old?
When interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, Warren Buffett, now 94 years old, was asked, “how did you know the day that you became old?”...
Jun 93 min read
It was the Actresses Who Worked With Spanish Film Director, Screenwriter and Author Pedro Almodovar Who Made This Widow Finally Cry
It is actually just now two years, two months, and three days since my husband died and I became a widow. You learn a lot becoming a...
Jun 13 min read
Is there Anyone in the World, Including The Pope, Who Does Not Suffer From Imposter Syndrome?
Reading an article in the New York Times, May 1, 2025, about Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, once leader of the Church in the...
May 133 min read
Buzzfeed Listed Indispensable and Inexpensive Products For Parents That Will Make Grandparents Lives Easier Too So Buy For Their Home Too
This Grandma has become a Buzzfeed fan. I first saw the car seat opener, that is incredible and even easy for a mechanically challenged...
Dec 21, 20233 min read
Where Do You Fall In the Controversy Over Clear Plastic or Bullet Proof School Backpacks For Our Grandchildren or Neither At All
It is easy to want to put school shootings out of your mind. Then school starts and the issue is again in front of you or put in front...
Oct 3, 20234 min read
Reading and Writing Cursive May No Longer be Taught to Our Grandchildren: An Easy Three Step Process For Grandparents to Teach Grandchildren How to Create A Cursive Signature of Their Own
When this Grandma was a child, I remember hearing about how some would mark their signature with an X because they could not read or...
Jul 29, 20235 min read
We Boomers are Asking The Wrong Generation If They Want Our Prized Possessions As We Do Our Spring Cleaning or Downsize
We Boomers are downsizing, or so I continually hear in the news and media. Moreover, especially during spring cleaning time, articles...
Jun 10, 20235 min read
The Best Relationship Advice of Two Questions This Grandma Has Learned to Share With Grandchildren
QUESTION NUMBER ONE Do you want to be helped, heard or hugged? How many times has someone dear to us been upset and we mistake their...
Jun 3, 20234 min read
ChatGPT Wrote This Blog Post. Part II. How Can We Boomers and Grandparents Use ChatGPT for information and writing? Can Chat GPT be useful to Boomers and grandparents who want to share family history
After reading The Wall Street Journal, Thursday, April 6, 2023, article about ChatGPT, “The Robots Have Finally Come For My Job,” by Greg...
Apr 22, 20237 min read
Archives Must Reads For New Grandparents: Part I Grandma Lessons and Tips
A dear long friend, who is becoming a grandma for the first time, asked me to give her my must reads for new grandmas from my archives. I...
Mar 12, 20231 min read
In Our Society, Most Teenagers and Preteens Have Seen Online Pornography, Hear Pornographic Lyrics, A Six Year Old Child Shot His Teacher, and That is Not The Worst of It
When my grandchildren are in the car with me, I always have Pop Hits I on Sirius. I want to relate to them and their music. . . or so I...
Feb 16, 20236 min read
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